N-Space [Paperback]

Arthur C. Clarke was once asked to name his favorite writer. His answer was Larry Niven. Countless others agree.The Baltimore SunandKirkus Reviewshave both dubbed Niven the premier writer of hard SF, and Gregory Benford has hailed him as the paradigm of SF personality of the last several decades.

Now Larry Niven presents us with his undisputed masterwork.N-Spacecontains, very simply, the best SF of his career--marvelous fiction, a wealth of anecdotes and gossip, plus Niven's own special brand of wit and excitement.

N-Space includes:

*Excerpts from some of Niven's most loved novels, includingThe World of Ptavvs, a Gift from Earth, Ringworld,andThe Mote in God's Eye

*His bets short fiction, including Bordered in Black, The Fourth Profession, Madness Has Its Place, and many others

*Quips like the ever growing list of Niven's Laws

*Notes from Niven describing his inspirations and building blocks for his writing.

*And an introduction by Tom Clancy, one of Niven's biggest fans.

Larry Nivenis the award-winning author of the Ringworld series, along with many other science fiction masterpieces, and fantasy novels including the Magic Goes Away series. HisBeowulf's Children, co-authored with Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes, was aNew York Timesbestseller. He has received the Nebula Award, five Hugos, four Locus Awards, two Ditmars, the Prometheus, and the Robert A. Heinlein Award, among other honors. He lives in Chatsworth, California.

A writer of supreme talent. Tom Clancy

Niven lifts the reader far from the conventional world--and does it with a dash. Los Angeles Times

Great storytelling is still alive in science fiction because of Larry Niven. Orson Scott Card

Amustfor sci-fi fans. Publishers Weekly on N-Space

Outstanding . . . Hours of entertainment to be had here. Houstol_